Lesley Nelson's Contemplator site has the following information

This appears as Gipsy Song in a collection of songs from Sussex by Rev. John Broadwood in 1843. It was found in Cheshire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Lincolnshire, Essex and Dorset by collectors. It is also found in the Maritime Provinces of Canada and in America.
Variants and alternate titles include: 'Tis of a Young Damsel.

This song was collected in Cheshire. Barrett notes that in London the words are sung to a tune resembling Little Bo-peep.

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